Pittsburgh Steelers: ESPN analyst says Trubisky and Pickett battle has 'pretty simple' answer

ESPN analyst Tim Hasselbeck has given his thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback battle between Mitch Trubisky and Kenny Pickett. 

This preseason, on paper at least, was meant to be a pretty straightforward matter for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they moved on from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. After signing Mitch Trubisky as a free agent after his stints with the Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills, he was going to be the bridge quarterback whilst first-round draft pick Kenny Pickett sat and developed.

However, a funny thing has been happening throughout the offseason and preseason, as Pickett has been performing better than some might have expected, and is pushing Trubisky for the starting role perhaps a little bit sooner than might have been anticipated.

And now the Steelers are left in something of a dilemma, as they have to work out who is going to be their starting quarterback is going to be, and they are running out of opportunities to do it. 

The Steelers will wrap up their preseason games this weekend as they take on the Detroit Lions, and as things stand, it looks as if the quarterback battle is still up in the air. 

Speaking to the media during practice (via SteelersNow), when asked whether or not the final week of work would play a part in deciding who gets the start when the Steelers take on the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1 of the regular season, head coach Mike Tomlin answered with a simple ‘yes’. 

But Tim Hasselbeck thinks that, based on how the preseason has worked out, the decision should already have been made.

Speaking on ESPN’s Get Up, Hasselbeck, a former quarterback in the league, believed that it’s Pickett who should be the starter for the Steelers rather than the established Trubisky. 

“I